Welcome to the June edition of Murrumbidgee Landcare's e-news!

Winter is now settling in, and we have been lucky to get a little bit of rain although it has been quite patchy across the region. Here’s hoping the rain predicted for this week gives everyone a good soaking!

There are lots of opportunities coming up this month, including some really exciting offerings:

• Young people in the Hay region with an interest in agriculture are encouraged to apply for a position in the Hay Inc Rural Education Program [1], a fantastic initiative providing the change to get hands-on experience, together with valuable training options;

• For women around Wagga, the popular GROW (Generating Really Outstanding Women) program [2] is kicking off later this month, and is set to offer a fun and useful growing opportunity for enthusiastic local women;

• There are also some excellent competitions for kids in agriculture, including the ALA School Biodiversity Image Competition [3] and the Spirit of Grains Competition for kids [4]; and

• The ever-popular and provocative Charles Massy will be in Humula for a lunchtime talk [5], based around his recent book, The Call of the Reed Warbler. Come along, and you’ll be sure to leave with a wealth of new ideas and inspiration for your property!

Plus there are loads more events, grants and activities to get involved in. Remember, if you’d like some assistance or advice, you can always contact your Local Landcare Coordinator [6] or the Murrumbidgee Landcare office [7]. We’re here to help all Landcarer’s in our region!

Nicole and the team at MLi

 

News

Landcare NSW 2017 Muster Report [8]

Weed biocontrol survey for the Riverina [9]

2018 NSW Sustaining Landcare Week [10]

Buffers, sponges and moderators: A film about managing swampy meadows and wetlands [11]

Adapt NSW - Discover everything you need to know about climate change in NSW! [12]

Farm decision making and climate change: Opportunity to participate [13]

 

 

Upcoming events

Mates Gully Creek open day - Tarcutta [14] - 14 Jun

Farm tracks, trails and drainage field day - Cooma [15] - 18 Jun

Food and Fibre with Flair - Griffith [16] - 19 Jun

Livestock feeding workshop - Delegate [17] - 21 Jun

Whole farm planning workshop - Dalgety [18] - 23 Jun

Geology and soil tour - Cooma/Bombala [19] - 23 Jun

Advanced Chemical Spray Application Training - Various locations [20] – Various dates between 26 Jun and 16 Oct

Precision agronomy training course - Temora [21] - 26-27 Jun & 7-8 Aug, and Deniliquin - 5-6 Jul & 14-15 Aug

ACT Woodlands Forum - Canberra [22] - 27 to 28 Jun

"Irrigating into the Future" Forum - Griffith [23] - 28 Jun

Lunch with Charles Massy - Humula [5] - 29 Jun

Australian Society of Animal Production conference - Wagga [24] - 2 to 5 Jul

Innovation Generation conference - Wagga [25] - 9 to 11 Jul

Farming & Grazing for Profit School - Wagga [26] - 10 to 16 Jul

Citizen Science forum - Brisbane [27] - 11 Aug

AgCatalyst - Melbourne [28] - 15 Aug

21st Australasian Weeds Conference - Sydney [29] - 9 to 13 Sep

2018 National Landcare Conference and Awards - Brisbane [30] - 10 to 12 Oct

Annual Food Sovereignty Convergence - Canberra [31] - 15 to 16 Oct

Active Farmers - Tarcutta [32] - Every Wed morning

 

 

Funding and other opportunities

Hay Inc Rural Education Program [1]

GROW (Generating Really Outstanding Women) - Wagga [2]

Community Building Partnerships [33] - Close 15 Jun

Call for presentations - 2018 National Landcare Conference, Brisbane [34] - Closes 27 Jun

Biodiversity Conservation Trust - EOIs now open [35] - Closes 29 Jun

NAB Agribusiness Rising Champions Initiative [36] - Closes 29 Jun

Bridges to Boorowa - Opportunity for landholders to receive volunteer help on your property! [37]

Yass River Linkages phase 2 - Funding opportunity [38]

ALA School Biodiversity Image Competition [3] - 11 to 19 Aug

Spirit of Grains - Competition for kids [4] - Closes 17 Sep

Indigenous Advancement Strategy Community Led Grants [39] - Ongoing

 

 

Newsletters

Landcare NSW Bulletin [40] - June 2018

Landcare in Focus [41] - May 2018

The Advocate [42] - June 2018

The Murrumbidgee Naturalist [43] - May 2018 Issue #259

Connections  [44]- May 2018

TBN Newsletter [45] - May 2018

The Innovator [46] - Winter 2018